Easel



May 26,` 1925.

H. M.. HOWELL FAssaL` y Filedy Jan. L 6, 1.925

Patented May 26, 1925. Y

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HELEN i1/r. lrLowELL. for Los enclume, neurona-ra.

BASEL.'

Yinplannen mea "January 13,1925, i serial 110.13115.

A further object Iofthe nvention'is the.

provision of an .easel which .may vbe 'folded j flat, so asto ,permit ofla number of easels being stacked rin a compact pile one upon another. i

A 'furtherobject of'the invention is'the provision of an easel having adrawer for the reception .of j'drawing`mate1ials, which drawerhas.meansfor preventingits undesired escape from'the'easel, but which may'be readily removed when .itis'desired to fold the` easel. I

A 'further object of thei invention isthe provision of aireasel'liavingrmeans'forholding one or,mo're sheetsidflpaperwhereby sheets may bereadily replenished andztorn o'd or thrown out of thewayv when used.

Further objects of' the4 .invention will appear from the followingdescription when read in connection withthe accompanyine,` fflrawingrshowing an illustrative embodiment of they invention and wherein:

l'is a front elevation. l

Figa 2 is a central vertical seetiononliue 2 2 of Fig'. 1.

Fig. Bis ailikc view ofthe easel folded.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation ofthe easel .with the drawer in jplace, and

Fie'. 5 is a horizontal .section Von broken lineI- of Fig. 2. Y i

As showinthe keasel comprises front lees 10 and 11, preferably Vheldiirjmrallel relation to each other, as by means of cross pieces .12, 13.

Rear swinging'legs'lll, 15, also arranged parallel to each other, areshown as hinged to the cross member 13, as at 16, 17. The rear legs maybe held in spaced relation by means of the hinges at their tops, and bymeans of the cross member 18 adjacent their lower ends. The spacing ofthe legs 14, 15 is such that they will fold between the legs 10, 11, andthe cross member 18 is placed in such a position as to feld into theplane 0f.

' To prevent vthe-lees 14, V15=froni slippinpr when the easel is `in usethere is shcwn "a brace member 19 hingecltoithe cross member 12` as Aat20, and havingh Sliding engagement vwith Vthef'legs 14, 15. To provide-suchslidingengagement a stud 121,v 22 is Vprovided adjacent each rearcorner of the brace memybervf19, which'st'uds project into grroovesv23,

24 lformed inthe inwardly directed edges of Y the legs 111-, 15. Y Tohold the brace member l*1.9ifro'm dropping;- belowthelierizontalposition when the easel is extendeda stop meme -ber may beplaced in'each of -thegrooves `2.3, 24;. Thisf'stop member 4is shown inthe ,the cross Vmember f12, 'ascle'arly shown in y Figi 3. l l

drawing asin the 'form of pinsl 25,26 driven into the bottoms of thegrooves 23, `2e.y "lt` 4will'be understood that any otherform-of a ,stopmember may be "utilized, as for 'instance 7 a termination ofy thegrooves23,241, at the appropriate point. The width of the brace. memberlf) is`su'Hicient tov allow the sameto fold between theflegs 1&1, '15, andyinto rvthe vplane `thereof.;and of 'the jlegs 10v and 11 4whenthe-easel is collapsed.

To supporta drawer 27 the braflrevineml'gcr 19' is'preferably made of anunbroken piece -ot material.' andtliegdi'awer ls'inadeofa f lenkthto'slide freely between the legs 410 '95 and 'and upontlie npper surfaceofthe brace'19. "The angleoffthe front 23 of the dranf'er is made toequal the angle ofthe H front of the easel when erected, and they`frontwill therefore liein the plane `of the cross member 12. flhe endsof' the front 23 .are 'shown asfextendedbeyondlthe body of the drawer soas to overlap tlie'legs'li() and 11' to preventy the `r`-drawer' being'forced too far to'the'rear'. A

4To prevent the drawer from beine` inadvertently pulled `free of the leasel when drawn out to secure Vacress'to its contents` Aprins '29,' 30are providedprojecting downwardly'frointhe rear wall 31 of the drawer.

Since the length ofthe :drawer is equal to the space between the legs 10and 11 the pins may be placed in a position spaced inwardly from theends ofthe drawer and may project dwnwardly at each edge of the bracemember 19` as clearly illustratezil inFig.5. 4. o

The drawer may be removed by pulling the same out until the pinscontact-with the cross member 12, and then by dropping the "lpreventsuch action when no t desiredl'atch members 32,` 33 are shown aspivoted at 34, 35, to the inner surface of the rear Wall 3l ofthe'drawer.y When it isdesired to remove v Y i the invention -withoutdeparting from its spirit. II claim:

the drawer the latch members '32, 33 may both be turned to the positionshown `fr` the latch member in Fig. 4, in which. .posial iu .tion theywillfall below7 thevplane'ofthe upper edge ofthe drawer, y'andthe drawermay therefore' be removed, and thedrawers ffor'the leasels of the entireclass may Y"be l `stackedin compact piles. 1.5 'To conveniently retainpaper s shown Vva pair of pins 37, `38 rigidly secured to the crossmember 13and ,projecting therefrom, over which openings in the paperVmay be slipped. vTorretainV the paper. upon .,-2U1the pins there isshown'v a bari-39, which bar maybe retained in position. by rmeansvofspring fingers 40,741, pivot'edtoV a 1mem-1 ber A42 superposeduponYtlieupper-edge of v'thecross lmember 1,3. The thickness of the 25member 42 Vis desirably equal to the'thickness of the bar 39plus-the'thiclrnessv of Y Y the lgreatest amount of paper which it de-.I sired to hold upon the easel at any one time.l

Y Desirably a sheet of heavy card 43 may vbe placedupon the pins 37, 38to serve asa drawing .boa-rd for the lowest sheet ofpaper.

*n The bar 39 maybe removed'rswinging both ofthe fingers 4l, 42l to 'theposition shown for the finger 41,.' in Fig. 1. To avoid"a'lrmisplacement ofthe barg .39vit is shown as Vflexibly secured-to themember Y42by means` q of chains 44,45'. f v

The easel whenV folded fallsiinto` a coin-Y v pactrectangular.space,anda large number f of easels may bevpiled oneyupon anotherV without danger:of the vpile i being upset because of any unevenness of itsconstituents. `.Because of the construct-ion whereby theswinging end ofthe cross brace m'emberris '45 guided in a groove in the` back bracemem` ber, the cross member readily falls toits position when the backmember is swung rearwardly. This facility of operation is of import-ancein the use of the easel by kin- Y 50y dergarten classes, since theeaselVmay `be readily erected without confusion v0r unnec essaryY noise, 0rwaste of time.

Due to the position of the brace member Y vwell down towardthe endsofthe upright. Vmembers the easel is very stable andis ynot easily upsetwhile in use. Moreover ,the`

VY.upper and ,the lower yends* thereofhto: ,retain 36, there, are d Ymember and dentally withdrawn .so 'as -to cause confusionV spillingofitscontents. `Minor changes may bemade'in'thep'hysical embodiment of V'1Q An easel comprising, .ein combination,- spaced parallelNmainflegs,cross members supe-rposed on said mainlegsadlacent the` the same infixed i y relation, acedparallel brace legs pivotallyconnected Ito' thesaid main legs adjacent the top thereof, the outerl edges of fsaidlbracelegs being adapted :to

fall betweentlfife.` inner ledges of :the -main legs, a, cross inem/ber`superposed on lthe lower` ends ,ofspsaid` brace legs v'and being adaptedto fallfintothe, plane of and below the lower .first-named Vcross memberwhen' ftheeasel is "folded, afbrace, narrower than .the i dist-ance,betweenA said b'rac'ze legs, piv- The drawer yisnot likelyte:be acci- Yl oted to said lower firstn'ained crossmember with respect to theinner,edgesy yof said brace legs, and meanso-n Vtheupper en'd of said `spacedparallel main legs, Vcross -4 members superposedgonsaid Imain legsad].acen't the vand having VupwardlyV sliding connection Y I -upperVandthe lower ends"v thereof tofretainv Y Vthe same inszfix'edrelatioinspaced parallel v .brace legs pivotally connected to thesaidmain legs adjacent the top thereof, fthe louter edges of: saidbracelegsbeing adapted to fall betweentheinner edges of the Vmain legs, a cross`men'iber. siipei'posed on the lowerV ends of said .brace legs,l andbeing v adapted to fall into the plane Aof andbelo-w the lowerfirst-named cross'member when the easel s is; folded,l abrace,`-narrowe1r"than o the distance between said brace legs, 'vpiv-- foted to said lower first-named cross mem* ber and having upwardlysliding connection Vwith respect to the inner edges of saidbrace legs,means on .the upper end o f said easel,y Y

to hold'the article to be supported thereon, lying between and in .s thethickness of said irst-naiiiedk cross members, and a removable drawer,supported and sliding'. on said brace between said mainlegs.

Y HELEN M. HOWELL.

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